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difundir

to spread

verb dee-foon-DEER Less Common

Origin: From Latin diffundere (to pour in different directions).

Also means

to broadcast

Usage Note

Difundir means to spread information, ideas, or signals widely, and is common in journalism and media: difundir una noticia (to broadcast a piece of news). The reflexive difundirse is used when the subject spreads on its own: la noticia se difundió rápidamente. The related noun is difusión.

Examples

"El periódico difundió la noticia rápidamente."

Natural Translation

The newspaper spread the news quickly.

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